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  • Affective Capitalism in Academia

    Revealing Public Secrets

    Drawing on affect theory and research on academic capitalism, this book examines the contemporary crisis of universities. Moving through 11 international and comparative case studies, it explores diverse features of contemporary academic life, from the coloniality of academic capitalism to performance management and the experience of being performance-managed.Affect has emerged as a major ... Read more

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  • Quantum Information and Coherence

    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book offers an introduction to ten key topics in quantum information science and quantum coherent phenomena, aimed at graduate-student level. The chapters cover some of the most recent developments in this dynamic research field where theoretical and experimental physics, combined with computer science, provide a fascinating arena for groundbreaking new concepts in information processing.The ... Read more

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  • Creative Work

    Conditions, Contexts and Practices

    Series series Routledge Research in the Creative and Cultural Industries
    How do creative workers work? This book brings together insights from a range of relevant disciplines to help answer this significant research question.Featuring case studies from the European context, contributors tap into the experiences and practices from creative workers, demonstrating their attempts to navigate a changing environment which affects spaces, identities, and professional roles. ... Read more

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  • Hidden Attractions of Administration

    The Peculiar Appeal of Meetings and Documents

    Series series Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Work, Professions and Organisations
    The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003108436, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.This book argues that the expansion of administrative activities in today’s working life is driven not only by pressure from above, but also from below. The authors examine the inner dynamics of ... Read more

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  • Business Meets the Humanities

    The Human Perspective in University-Industry Collaboration

    Series series Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society
    Within the last decades, universities are increasingly expected and measured by their direct engagement in collaborations beyond academia. Exploring the potential that lies in university-business collaborations, the present anthology attends to the dilemmas, dualities, and challenges that follow such collaborations, especially in the academic traditions of the social sciences and humanities.Each ... Read more

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  • Design Anthropology

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    Design is a key site of cultural production and change in contemporary society. Anthropologists have been involved in design projects for several decades but only recently a new field of inquiry has emerged which aims to integrate the strengths of design thinking and anthropological research.This book is written by anthropologists who actively participate in the development of design anthropology. ... Read more

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  • Organization Theory

    Series series SAGE Course Companions series
    The SAGE Course Companion on Organization Theory is an accessible introduction to a challenging subject area. This book helps readers to extend their understanding of theories and make the connection between them and organizational practice. It will enhance their thinking skills in line with course requirements and provides support on how to revise for exams and prepare for and write assessed ... Read more

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  • Organizing for Societal Grand Challenges

    Series Book 79 - Research in the Sociology of Organizations
    The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.Societal grand challenges have moved from a marginal concern to a mainstream issue within the field of organization and management studies. Organizing for Societal Grand Challenges unpacks how diverse forms of organizing help tackle - or reinforce - grand challenges, while emphasizing the need for researchers to ... Read more

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    Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management
    Politicians and public managers utilize branding to communicate with the public as well as to position themselves within the ever-present media now so central to political and administrative life. They must further contend with stakeholders holding contradictory opinions about the nature of a problem, the desirable solutions , and the values at stake. Branding is used as a strategy to manage ... Read more

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  • Be Creative

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